Exhibition Week 1, 2009

played in Denver, CO

46 degrees, fair, 16 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	14	0	-	14
Denver Broncos	6	7	0	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:43 DEN - Brandon Marshall 9 pass from Jay Cutler (Broderick Bronson extra point failed)
2Q: 01:21 DEN - Lorenzo Booker 1 run (Broderick Bronson extra point)
3Q: 13:28 MIN - Ted Ginn Jr. 6 pass from Charlie Whitehurst (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 04:12 MIN - Dwayne Jarrett 14 pass from Charlie Whitehurst (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 02:13 DEN - Broderick Bronson 55 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:43 DEN - Brandon Marshall 9 pass from Jay Cutler (Broderick Bronson extra point failed)
2Q: 01:21 DEN - Lorenzo Booker 1 run (Broderick Bronson extra point)
3Q: 13:28 MIN - Ted Ginn Jr. 6 pass from Charlie Whitehurst (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 04:12 MIN - Dwayne Jarrett 14 pass from Charlie Whitehurst (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 02:13 DEN - Broderick Bronson 55 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DEN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 21
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 263 317
- Offensive Plays 60 65
- Yards per Play 4.38 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 111 88
- Rushing Attempts 28 32
- Yards per Rush 3.96 2.75
Net Passing Yards 152 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 14 - 2 32 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 169 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.75 6.94
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 10/80
Punt Returns/Yards 2/29 6/22
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 3/26 2/67
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time of Possession 29:54 30:06

Team Statistics	MIN	DEN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	21
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	263	317
- Offensive Plays	60	65
- Yards per Play	4.38	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	111	88
- Rushing Attempts	28	32
- Yards per Rush	3.96	2.75
Net Passing Yards	152	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 14 - 2	32 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	169	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.75	6.94
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	10/80
Punt Returns/Yards	2/29	6/22
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	3/26	2/67
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 36
Time of Possession	29:54	30:06

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:24	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
1	4:08	1:21	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	0:38	1:51	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	11:20	1:45	OWN 20	4	17	Interception
2	9:25	2:56	OWN 20	6	4	Punt
2	1:11	1:11	OWN 20	3	26	Half
3	14:21	0:58	OPP 14	3	14	Touchdown
3	11:25	7:19	OWN 19	13	81	Touchdown
3	2:03	1:53	OWN 7	4	24	Punt
4	13:47	4:13	OWN 20	8	57	Interception
4	8:31	1:58	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
4	4:58	1:08	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
4	2:08	0:57	OWN 46	4	-7	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	8:28	OWN 20	14	76	Interception
1	2:47	2:09	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
2	13:47	2:27	OWN 35	7	-6	Punt
2	9:35	0:10	OPP 19	1	0	Interception
2	6:29	5:18	OWN 24	13	76	Touchdown
3	15:00	0:39	OWN 20	2	-7	Interception
3	13:23	1:58	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
3	4:06	2:03	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
3	0:10	1:23	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
4	9:34	1:03	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
4	6:33	1:35	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
4	3:50	1:42	OWN 30	5	32	Field Goal
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 39	5	7	Game

Game MVP: Moe Bradford, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ciatrick Fason	17	75	4.41	22	2
Tyrone Moss	9	28	3.11	11	1
Charlie Whitehurst	2	8	4.00	6	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Chris Brown	18	53	2.94	9	0
Lorenzo Booker	7	25	3.57	8	1
William Cella	6	5	0.83	3	0
Jay Cutler	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charlie Whitehurst	23	13	160	1/7	2	23	1	89.0
Tom Brady	6	1	9	2/10	0	9	1	0.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Cutler	22	17	198	0/0	1	26	3	79.5
William Cella	10	3	36	1/5	0	21	0	42.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ted Ginn Jr.	4	6	52	13.00	4	23	1
WR Dwayne Jarrett	4	5	62	15.50	9	19	1
RB Ciatrick Fason	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
WR Karl Hardee	2	7	17	8.50	0	9	0
TE Owen Daniels	1	3	9	9.00	3	9	0
WR David Hidy	1	4	21	21.00	0	21	0
WR Roydell Williams	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chris Brown	5	5	50	10.00	5	15	0
TE Tony Scheffler	5	8	60	12.00	7	21	0
WR Miles Austin	4	6	80	20.00	25	26	0
WR Corey Donato	3	4	22	7.33	0	9	0
WR Andre Johnson	1	6	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Brandon Marshall	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	1
TE Kelly Mulitalo	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
FB Kyle Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Fred Smoot	1	26	26.00
ILB Napoleon Harris	1	0	0.00
S Sean Considine	1	0	0.00

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Donovin Darius	1	44	44.00	0
S Brandon Meriweather	1	23	23.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sean Considine	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Corey Donato	1	0	0	0
Brandon Marshall	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Shaver	7	328	46.9	43.7	60	0

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
D.J. Alcott	6	349	58.2	46.7	71	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Broderick Bronson	1/1	1/1	1/1	55	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roman Harper	1	12	12.0	0
Ted Ginn Jr.	1	17	17.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Austin	4	13	3.3	0
Herman Greer	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Ginn Jr.	2	49	24.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herman Greer	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sean Considine	9	2	0.0	25	24
DE Erasmus James	6	1	1.0	28	30
CB Dean Mason	5	1	0.0	20	25
ILB Napoleon Harris	4	1	0.0	26	28
CB Nathan Vasher	4	0	0.0	29	31
OLB Chad Greenway	3	1	0.0	28	21
S Michael Huff	3	1	0.0	7	9
S Madieu Williams	3	0	0.0	8	11
CB Fred Smoot	2	1	0.0	27	30
S Roman Harper	2	1	0.0	19	27
DT Kevin Williams	2	0	0.0	28	32
DT Omar Alexander	2	0	0.0	4	1
DT Tommy Kelly	1	0	0.0	11	7
RB Tyrone Moss	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dwayne Jarrett	1	0	---	---	---
CB Josh Mosser	1	0	0.0	3	2
ILB Mo Capone	1	0	0.0	7	6
DT Corey Williams	0	1	0.0	26	21
OLB LeRoy Hill	0	1	0.0	15	15

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Wilson	8	2	0.0	25	31
DE Moe Bradford	5	4	3.0	27	29
OLB Ian Gold	5	2	0.0	23	32
S Donovin Darius	5	0	0.0	27	32
DT Marcus Stroud	3	1	0.0	25	32
CB Herman Greer	3	1	0.0	14	21
S Brandon Meriweather	3	0	0.0	18	23
CB Champ Bailey	2	0	0.0	26	31
S Sam Brandon	2	0	0.0	8	4
CB Darrent Williams	2	0	0.0	25	23
QB Jay Cutler	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Bernard Strother	2	0	0.0	9	4
T Matt Lepsis	1	0	---	---	---
OLB D.J. Williams	1	0	0.0	15	18
DE Isaac Maloney	1	0	0.0	25	30
DT Spencer Sims	1	0	0.0	5	8
DT Albert Haynesworth	0	2	0.0	20	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Erasmus James	1.0	0	0	1	30
DE Mack Moore	0.0	0	2	0	31

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Moe Bradford	3.0	1	29
DE Isaac Maloney	0.0	2	30
DT Albert Haynesworth	0.0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Sean Considine	4	0	1	24
CB Dean Mason	3	3	0	25
CB Fred Smoot	2	0	1	30
CB Nathan Vasher	2	0	0	31
S Madieu Williams	2	0	0	11
S Michael Huff	2	0	0	9
S Roman Harper	1	1	0	27
OLB LeRoy Hill	1	0	0	15
DE Erasmus James	1	0	0	30
OLB Chad Greenway	1	0	0	21
CB Josh Mosser	1	0	0	2
ILB Napoleon Harris	0	0	1	28

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	3	1	0	32
CB Herman Greer	3	0	0	21
OLB D.J. Williams	2	1	0	18
S Brandon Meriweather	2	0	1	23
CB Champ Bailey	1	1	0	31
CB Darrent Williams	1	1	0	23
ILB Al Wilson	1	0	0	31
DT Spencer Sims	1	0	0	8
OLB Bernard Strother	0	1	0	4
S Donovin Darius	0	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bryant McKinnie	2	6	20	1	20
Stacy Andrews	2	6	16	0	13
Robert Turner	1	4	20	1	20
Jared Ngata	1	4	15	0	19
Sam Baker	1	1	17	0	19
Monty Howe	0	2	15	1	21
Bruce Lang	0	2	13	0	6
Kendall Simmons	0	1	9	0	13

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
George Foster	3	4	27	0	28
Ralph Vidal	2	4	27	0	29
Jason Brown	2	3	27	0	26
Kyle Johnson	1	3	16	0	13
Matt Lepsis	1	2	28	0	25
Tony Scheffler	1	2	24	0	25
Lawrence Bui	1	1	5	0	5
Ben Hamilton	0	3	28	0	28
Burt Goldsmith	0	2	7	0	1
Larry Reid	0	1	4	1	8
Grant Torres	0	1	6	0	4

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Moss	2	19
Roydell Williams	2	14
Owen Daniels	2	13
Ryan Krause	1	14
Ciatrick Fason	1	2
Josh Mosser	0	18
Bruce Lang	0	14
David Hidy	0	12
Sean Considine	0	11
Mo Capone	0	9
Stacy Andrews	0	7
Ted Ginn Jr.	0	7
Roderick Shaver	0	7
Monty Howe	0	7
Artis Hicks	0	6
Jarret Johnson	0	6
Marvin Philip	0	6
Omar Alexander	0	6
Monty Mathews	0	6
LeRoy Hill	0	5
Bryant McKinnie	0	4
Antwan Odom	0	4
Roman Harper	0	4
Karl Hardee	0	4
Ryan Longwell	0	3
Madieu Williams	0	3
Jared Ngata	0	3
Dean Mason	0	3
Fred Smoot	0	2
Napoleon Harris	0	2
Nathan Vasher	0	2
Corey Williams	0	2
Kendall Simmons	0	1
Kevin Williams	0	1
Erasmus James	0	1
Chad Greenway	0	1
Dwayne Jarrett	0	1
Mack Moore	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Corey Donato	1	19
Kelly Mulitalo	1	13
Brandon Marshall	1	9
Ralph Vidal	1	4
George Clayton	0	19
Casey Hausermann	0	15
D.J. Williams	0	13
Bernard Strother	0	13
Miles Austin	0	12
Brandon Meriweather	0	12
Kyle Johnson	0	9
Tony Scheffler	0	9
Andre Gurode	0	7
Jason Brown	0	7
Lawrence Bui	0	7
D.J. Alcott	0	7
Zack Cato	0	7
Herman Greer	0	7
Jared Clauss	0	6
Patrick Willis	0	6
Edgar McDaniels	0	5
Broderick Bronson	0	5
Champ Bailey	0	4
Burt Goldsmith	0	4
Grant Torres	0	3
Julio Woodson	0	2
Donovin Darius	0	1
Al Wilson	0	1
Sam Brandon	0	1
Albert Haynesworth	0	1
Chris Brown	0	1
Lorenzo Booker	0	1
Isaac Maloney	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	53	4.4
Middle	11	29	2.6
Right	5	29	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	32	2.9
Middle	15	50	3.3
Right	4	10	2.5
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charlie Whitehurst	23	13	2	2	0	5	2	0	1
Tom Brady	6	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Cutler	22	17	3	0	1	1	0	1	3
William Cella	10	3	1	0	2	3	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	50	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	75	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	44	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	55	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	134	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	42	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Hardee	7	2	0	17	0	18
WR Ted Ginn Jr.	6	4	0	52	1	21
WR Dwayne Jarrett	5	4	0	62	0	18
WR David Hidy	4	1	1	21	1	24
TE Owen Daniels	3	1	0	9	0	15
RB Ciatrick Fason	2	2	0	8	0	18
WR Roydell Williams	2	0	0	0	0	11

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tony Scheffler	8	5	1	60	1	25
WR Andre Johnson	6	1	1	6	0	23
WR Miles Austin	6	4	1	80	3	27
RB Chris Brown	5	5	0	50	0	20
WR Corey Donato	4	3	0	22	0	24
FB Kyle Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Brandon Marshall	1	1	0	9	0	14
TE Kelly Mulitalo	1	1	0	7	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ciatrick Fason	1	8	8.00	4.41

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Brown	3	13	4.33	2.94
Jay Cutler	1	5	5.00	5.00
Lorenzo Booker	1	1	1.00	3.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charlie Whitehurst	3	2	20	6.67	6.96

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jay Cutler	5	3	31	6.20	9.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Owen Daniels	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Ted Ginn Jr.	1	1	6	6.00	8.67
WR Dwayne Jarrett	1	1	14	14.00	12.40

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tony Scheffler	2	1	16	8.00	7.50
WR Andre Johnson	1	1	6	6.00	1.00
FB Kyle Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Brandon Marshall	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrone Moss	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo Booker	3	2
Chris Brown	1	1
William Cella	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charlie Whitehurst	10	6	5
Tom Brady	3	1	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
William Cella	4	2	0
Jay Cutler	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ted Ginn Jr.	4	2	2
WR Karl Hardee	3	1	1
TE Owen Daniels	2	1	1
WR Dwayne Jarrett	2	2	2
RB Ciatrick Fason	1	1	0
WR David Hidy	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chris Brown	2	2	2
WR Andre Johnson	2	0	0
WR Corey Donato	2	2	0
WR Miles Austin	1	0	0